Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has selected the much anticipated Loop Trolley project to receive $24.99 Million in funding from the Urban Circulator Program, a part of the Obama Administration’s Livability Initiative. The federal funding, which will support a public/private partnership with Citizens for Modern Transit and the non-profit Loop Trolley Company, has been sought by Congressman Clay for almost a decade. The selection is another major federal infrastructure investment that will benefit both the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County.
“I am so grateful to President Obama and my former colleague, U.S. Secretary of
Transportation Ray LaHood, for supporting this wonderful project with a major
federal investment,” said Mr. Clay. “I have been pushing the Loop Trolley
for almost ten years because it will connect two great neighborhoods that I am proud to represent, the U-City Loop and Forest Park. This exciting new attraction
will serve both visitors and local residents, while generating jobs and lots of fun.”
Current plans call for the Loop Trolley to connect with two existing MetroLink
stations and nine stops along a two-mile route, running from the Delmar
Loop in University City, to the Missouri History Museum at Lindell & DeBaliviere
in the City of St. Louis.
Planned stops along the route include The Missouri History Museum, Forest Park MetroLink station; Crossroads College Preparatory School; Laurel and Delmar; Delmar MetroLink Station; the Pageant; the Tivoli; the Market and Trinity or Kingsland.
